angiocarpous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective having or being fruit enclosed in a shell or husk
    angiocarpic.

WordNet

An`gi*o*car"pous adjective
Etymology
Angio- + Gr. fruit.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) (a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. Brande & C. (b) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. Gray.

Webster 1913